Little About Us﻿Based in Imlil year-round, Atlas Trek Shop is an independent Berber operator owned by Mohamed Aztat, organising private trekking, camel-trekking & 4×4 adventure holidays in Morocco's epic outdoors, alongside tailor-made tours. We are a professional and competent team (Guides, Drivers, Muleteers, Cooks,..) lead by Mohamed & Ibrahim Aztat, two official mountain & desert tour guides Berber by origin and locals to the Imlil region.We are member & co-founder of "MTM" travel adventure company based in the high Atlas (Imlil) registred by the ministry of tourism under N° 20P/11 from Imlil and responsabily civil Insurance under N°406.2011.40050021﻿ More about UsWhether you are dreaming of a trip into the peaks and the Berber Villages of High Atlas Mountains, a camel trekking into the the rolling dunes of the Sahara Desert, Mohamed & his team at Atlas Trek Shop have the knowledge and expertise to help and design superb value itineraries using hand-picked a fantastic selection of riads, boutique hotels, Kasbahs and Berber Gites and come up with a cultural itinerary or trekking excursion of a lifetime!..

Our treks & Tours are available to book and start at any date and for any duration, singles are & groups are welcomed. With us you can book :﻿

We also put together custom tours to meet your further requirements, including family friendly holoidays . The links below provide details of our toplist treks and adventures we can arrange for you during your stay in Morocco.All treks include English-speaking, licensed, experienced local guide(s), full support team to carry your lugagge and general equipment (by mule), all accommodation (modern igloo tents / Berber houses / mountain refuge), all meals, private round trip transfers from Marrakech (or Agadir, Fes)

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From the Lonelyplanet"Dar Adrar is run by one of the star guides
of the Atlas, Mohamed Aztat"

From the Sunday Times"In Morocco"s mountains There's solitude high up
in the Atlas Mountains only your guide, your mule and a few excited
locals will know you are there...Welcome to the happy valley, said our
guide, Mohamed Aztat, when we stepped out into this Arcadian landscape
next morning. "

From the Roughguide" Owned and operated by trekking guru Mohamed
Aztat, Dar Adrar is a hidden gem. En-suite rooms, great food, nice
sitting rooms, and even family rooms are offered in this cosy mountain
guesthouse. Free wi-fi. Meals are prepared on site for .
"

From The BBC-Radio"We headed for the hills to speak to a man who
spends his days with his head in the clouds. We went live to the Atlas
mountains in Morocco, to join one of their top guides Mohamed Aztat. "

From the Guardian" ...A
visit to the studio is featured on a four-day Atlas Trek Shop tour of
the Erg Chebbi sand dunes and Ait Benhaddou Desert which starts and ends
in Marrakech. It includes a two-hour scenic drive along Tizi n'Tichka..
"

From InsightGuide Marrakech " For
proper treks, contact the Atlas superguide Mohamed Aztat (0668 76 01 65,
aztat.rando.free.fr ), who can arrange day trips and longer hikes into
the mountains, with your transfers from town laid on "

From the CondenastTraveller"PLUS, Hire a Berber guide and head out of
Marrakech for a trek in the Atlas Mountains... Mohamed is simply the
best guide with whom I have walked in Morocco..."

Adventure Travel

Trekking Trips from Marrakech

Morocco offers good opportunities for trekking, including the Atlas mountains Jebel Toubkal , Jabel M'goun, Jebel siroua and the Jbel Saghro. Depending on your fitness level, and season, you can trek, walk or ramble in different regions of Morocco, with or without mules to carry the kit, with a guide. Trekking in the Atlas Mountains makes for an incredible holiday. The tiny villages perched on the sides of the mountain, the warmth and hospitality of the Berber people and the spectacular views all add up to a amazing Atlas Mountain holiday.

Climbing Toubkal in the winter provides adventure, excitement and a new dimension to walking in the Atlas Mountains and the views are simply spectacular. You will have plenty of time to acclimatise and practise using your ice axes and crampons before you set for the summit of Toubkal and the nearby peaks. Read More

Travel from Marrakesh to the Atlas Mountains and trek through many little hamlets and Berber villages in the magnificent Western High Atlas Mountains, get over nice mountain passes to enjoy the views. We provide 2, 3 or 4 days tours from Marrakech Read More

This short two or three day trip into the High Atlas offers you a taste of Berber life in the High Atlas mountains and the summit North Africa’s highest mountain Mt Jebel Toubkal 4167m, Trekking to the summit is an exhilarating challenge that requires little trekking experience and rewards you with truly outstanding views to the plaine of Marrakech and the Sahara Desert. Read More

Morocco is such a different world that will enchant the children and their parents. Enjoy a mule ride in the valleys of the Atlas, a camel ride in the Sahara desert or the oasis of Marrakech, a horse carriage ride to visit the old Marrakech or quad biking along the sandy beaches of Essaouira. Meet local children and enjoy a cooking class or pottery making. Read More

This a stunning five day trek in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco. We trek through a variety of landscapes from lush valleys to barren rock. The route takes us through colourful Berber villages, over nice mountain passes slowly ascending to our highest point at 4,167m at the top of Mount Toubkal, North Africa's highest mountain. The accommodation will be a mixture of Berber gites and mountain huts or camping according the weather conditions. Read More

The Toubkal Circuit Trek consists of 6 day trekking in the Atlas Mountains, which will take you across the central spine of the Atlas Mountains, by way of several pretty Berber villages and the cobalt-blue Lake Ifni, to the Neltner Refuge below Toubkal. From here, a straightforward trail leads to the highest point in North Africa, Mount Toubkal, which commands far-reaching views across the Atlas and southwards to the Jebel Siroua ranges and the distant Sahara Desert. Read More

Mgoun lies in the beautiful Central High Atlas, and at 4068m is the second highest peak in Morocco. This six day trek takes us from Ait Bougmez, one of the most friendly trailheads in the High Atlas, to the summit of M'Goun along nomad trails, avoiding for the most part the trails of other trekking groups ..The trek can be extended to cover the Mgoun gorges and finish in kelaa Mgouna or to the West , cover the Tassaout gorges and finish in Ait Alla. Read More

Located in the south of Toubkal massif and at the boundary between high
Atlas and Anti Atlas, we find the sacred volcanic mountains Siroua, hard to reach. The people there have the beautiful valley where they harvest almond and safron and animals. In the fields of safron, the only places where you can find it in Morocco, we will travers the beautiful berber villages in mountain. Read More

Viewed from Marrakech, Morocco's snow-capped Atlas mountains provide inspiration for a fantastic trekking holiday in Morocco. Our stunning trekking itinerary begins in the picturesque Bou Guemmez Valley and leads south-westwards through the impressive Atlas range, which includes North Africa's highest peak. En route, we visit the fortified villages of the friendly Berbers and climb on good trails through remote and often uninhabited valleys to reach high and scenic camping places. Read More

Travel overland to the fascinating and magical country of Morocco, where you can immerse yourself in the local culture, sample the delights of the bazaars in Marrakesh, experience some spectacular climbing in the Atlas mountains. Morocco is a very worthwhile destination for Duke of Edinburgh expeditions. Read More

Morocco's remote Jbel Saghro Massif is a real treat for the trekkers who's done it all. This volcanic mountain region does not experience true winter snows like the High Atlas making it great aarea for winter hiking. The Saghro is situated between the High Atlas mountains and the Sahara desert and makes a nice link to also experience an overnight camel trek and explore the Erg Chebbi dunes. Read More

For those who want to experience a bit of everything, We recommend a combined Trek and Desert Tour which can be tailor made to fit in with the time available, your level of fitness and particular interests. A typical Combined Tour lasts a week and includes Marrakech, a walking trek in the Atlas mountains, desert tour to the big dunes - and if you want to pack in more, even a visit to the famous coastal resort of Essouira Read More

Camel Safari from Marrakech

Camel Trekking is one adventure that visitors are recommended to look in to across the deserts and dunes of Morocco. It is an experience that is unique and exciting, and will be a memorable time for tourists of all ages. The most popular camel trekking adventure is an excursion into those main two Sahara Desert regions, Erg Chebbi by Merzouga and Erg Chigaga (or Chegaga) by Mhamid

For those who have little time but wish to get a glimpse and taste of the Morocco desert, this is the ideal trip. It is a 2 day journey across the High Atlas Mountains and the Dra'a valley to reach the Nakhla dunes near Zagora. Read More

Experience the immense desert by trekking for a few days over Jbel Bani into the wild dunes of Erg Chigaga, a great traverse through the dunes of the Sahara accompanied by a camel man and a guide . Cook over a camp fire, sleep in a nomad tent and relish the beauty of the stars and the magic silence of thedesert. Read More

Have you ever ridden a camel? Erg Chebbi and Erg Remlia are among the best places to experience this life time adventure. You can not imagine yourself riding a camel , enjoying the desertic landscapes of the Moroccan sahara desert. Read More

Between earth and sea, at the south of the fabulous town Essaouira , you can easily follow, by walking or by the rhythm of dromedaries, this wild and isolated coast. You walk along the bank between sandy beach, cliffs and trays... Read More

Its a unique tour to the Erg chigaga luxury camp far away from all the main tourists trails.There is plenty to do at the camp: camel riding, trekking, sand boarding, guided walks, visiting the oasis, and enjoying the evening’s informal music and drumming around the camp fire Read More

You have an adventurous spirit, but you don't like great physical efforts, we have great tours which will,take you to discover the great variety and the amazing landscapes of the Atlas and Sahara in comfortable 4x4 cars Read More

Day Excursions from Marrakech

If you’ve explored the Marrakech medina and haggled for bargains in the sprawling souk, heard storytellers weave their magic in the Djemaa el Fna square, and dined al fresco on Moroccan cuisine, it’s time to travel further afield to discover more of the magic of Morocco. Marrakech sits in the foothills of the snow-capped Atlas Mountains, North Africa’s chain of mountains linking Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. Here, the High Atlas range is cut by the Draa River to the south and Imlil valley, Ourika valley, Zat valley .. to the north. There are lots of excursions to do from Marrakech to the The Berber Valleys of the High Atlas Mountains which are only about a one hour drive from the city. Here are some days tours you can do from Marrakech Read More